Genetic Drift

"Genetic Drift" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The fluctuation of the ALLELE FREQUENCY from one generation to the next.

Descriptor ID	D040961
MeSH Number(s)	G05.045.300 G05.330.320
Concept/Terms	Genetic Drift Genetic Drift Drift, Genetic Evolution, Neutral Evolution, Neutral Neutral Evolution

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Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Biological Evolution [G05.045]
Genetic Drift [G05.045.300]
Gene Frequency [G05.330]
Genetic Drift [G05.330.320]

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